Deliverance (1972) - IMDb IMDb Doctor Strange Confirmed to Appear in ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ 23 hours ago There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV a list of 21 titles created 12 Jun 2011 a list of 30 titles created 10 Aug 2011 a list of 26 titles created 24 Jun 2013 a list of 25 titles created 10 Apr 2015 a list of 30 titles created 6 months ago Search for " Deliverance " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 10 nominations. See more awards » Videos Two counterculture bikers travel from Los Angeles to New Orleans in search of America. Director: Dennis Hopper A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that a couple he is spying on will be murdered. Director: Francis Ford Coppola A young American and his English wife come to rural England and face increasingly vicious local harassment. Director: Sam Peckinpah When a mad man calling himself 'the Scorpio Killer' menaces the city, tough as nails San Francisco Police Inspector Harry Callahan is assigned to track down and ferret out the crazed psychopath. Director: Don Siegel Edit Storyline The Cahulawassee River valley in Northern Georgia is one of the last natural pristine areas of the state, which will soon change with the imminent building of a dam on the river, which in turn will flood much of the surrounding land.

As such, four Atlanta city slickers - alpha male Lewis Medlock, generally even-keeled Ed Gentry, slightly condescending Bobby Trippe, and wide-eyed Drew Ballinger - decide to take a multi-day canoe trip on the river, with only Lewis and Ed having experience in outdoor life. They know going in that the area is ethno-culturally homogeneous and isolated, but don't understand the full extent of such until they arrive and see what they believe is the result of generations of inbreeding. Their relatively peaceful trip takes a turn for the worse when half way through they encounter a couple of hillbilly moonshiners. That encounter not only makes the four battle their way out of the valley intact and alive, but threatens the relationships of the four as they do ... Written by Huggo Four men ride a wild river. A weekend turns into a nightmare. See more » Genres: 20 September 1972 (France) See more » Also Known As: Beim Sterben ist jeder der Erste See more » Filming Locations: 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)| Mono (35 mm prints) Color: Did You Know?

Trivia According to director John Boorman , the gas station attendant's jig during "Dueling Banjos" was unscripted and spontaneous. See more » Goofs When the main characters first meet the hillbillies they're on the right side of the river. After the accident in the rapids, and for Ed's climb up the cliff, they're on the left side of the river. They never passed under a bridge, but the surviving hillbilly is on that side of the river with them. See more » Quotes Lewis : You w- you wanna... you wanna talk about the vanishing wilderness? Bobby : Lewis, listen - what are you so anxious about this? Lewis : Because they're buildin' a dam across the Cahulawassee River; they're gonna flood a whole valley, Bobby, that's why. Dammit, they're drownin' a river; they're drownin' a river, man. See more » Crazy Credits The end credits only show the cast and a notice of where the location of the film was shot and the special thanks, which rolls over a shot of Ed and his wife laying down trying to sleep.

It also shows the shot of the lake where the hand ascended up out of the water and the final credit reads 'Distributed by WARNER BROS' See more » Connections The New Man confronts the Old in a place of raw beauty and stark terror 23 December 2004 | by Nergal-Is-Risen (Where I am now) – See all my reviews 'Deliverance' is a brilliant condensed epic of a group of thoroughly modern men who embark on a canoe trip to briefly commune with nature, and instead have to fight for their sanity, their lives, and perhaps even their souls. The film has aged well. Despite being made in the early Seventies, it certainly doesn't look particularly dated. It still possesses a visceral punch and iconic status as a dramatic post-'Death of the Sixties' philosophical-and-cultural shock vehicle. There are very few films with similar conceits that can compare favourably to it, although the legendary Sam Peckinpah's stuff would have to be up there.

Yes, there has been considerable debate and discussion about the film's most confronting scene (which I won't expand upon here) - and undoubtedly one of the most confronting scenes in the entire history of the cinematic medium - but what surprises about this film is how achingly beautiful it is at times. This seems to be generally overlooked (yet in retrospect quite understandably so). The cinematography that captures the essence of the vanishing, fragile river wilderness is often absolutely stunning, and it counterbalances the film as, in a moment of brief madness, we the viewers - along with the characters themselves - are plunged into unrelenting nightmare. 'Deliverance's narrative is fittingly lean and sinewy, and it is surprising how quickly events unfold from point of establishment, through to crisis, and aftermath. It all takes place very quickly, which lends a sense of very real urgency to the film. The setting is established effectively through the opening credits. The characters are all well-drawn despite limited time spent on back story. We know just enough about them to know them for the kind of man they are, like them and ultimately fear for them when all goes to hell. The conflict and violence within the movie seems to erupt out of nowhere, with a frightening lack of logic.

This is author James Dickey's theme - that any prevailing romanticism about the nature of Man's perceived inherent 'goodness' can only wilt and die when his barely suppressed animal instincts come to the fore. There are no demons or bogeymen here. The predatory hillbillies - as the film's central villains - are merely crude, terrifyingly amoral cousins of our protagonists. They shock because their evil is petty and tangible. The film has no peripheral characters. All reflect something about the weaknesses and uncertainties of urbanised Homo Sapiens in the latter 20th century, and all are very real and recognisable. Burt Reynolds is wonderful in this movie as the gung-ho and almost fatally over-confident Survivalist, Lewis, and it is a shame to think that he really couldn't recapture his brief moment of dramatic glory throughout the rest of his still sputtering up-and-down career ('Boogie Nights' excluded, perhaps). Trust me, if your are not a Reynolds fan, you WILL be impressed with his performance here. John Voight is his usual effortlessly accomplished self, and Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox both make significant contributions. This is simply a great quartet of actors.

To conclude, I must speculate as to if and when 'Deliverance' author James Dickey's 'To the White Sea' will be made. For those that enjoyed (?) this film, TTWS is a similarly harrowing tale of an American Air Force pilot's struggle for survival after being shot down over the Japanese mainland during WW2. It's more of the typically bleak existentialism and primordial savagery that is Dickey's trademark, but it has all the makings of a truly spectacular, poetic cinematic experience. There was the suggestion a few years ago that the Coen brothers might be producing it, but that eventually came to nothing. Being an avid Coen-o-phile it disappoints me to think what might have been had they gotten the green light on TTWS, rather than their last couple of relatively undistinguished efforts. Returning to 'Deliverance', it's impossible to imagine a movie of such honest, unnerving brutality being made in these times, and that is pretty shameful. We, the cinema-going public, are all the poorer for this. 130 of 176 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you?

Yes Amazon.com: Deliverance (1972): Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox: Amazon Digital Services LLC HALL OF FAME on June 14, 2007 Format: DVD This DVD is the 35th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of the film. One of the great things about Deliverance is that, even though it is an adventure filmed in the 1970's, it has managed to not age like a 70's film. It is both depressing and edge-of-your-seat suspenseful at the same time. The four leads do a tremendous job of playing the parts of urban dwellers who want a weekend of adventure in the wilds of Georgia and wind up getting far more than they bargained for. It has much to say about what it takes to make a man uncivilized and whether or not there is a bit of savagery in all of us, despite how domesticated we may be in predictable situations. Past these observation I won't rehash the plot elements since just about everybody on earth knows the details, and if you don't I won't spoil it for you.

The film is newly remastered and will have many special features which include: Commentary by John Boorman - Director Boorman discusses the adventures, the team, the controversy and everything it took to make Deliverance a classic film. Deliverance: The Beginning - Take a historical look at the novel and its adaptation to the screen. Deliverance: The Journey - Along from the early stages of filming to the creation of classic moments, such as the Dueling Banjos scene. Deliverance: Betraying the River - The making of one of the most controversial and ground-breaking sequences in film history. Deliverance: Delivered - A reflective look back on the completion of the film, its impact and how the idea for the shocking ending came to be. The Dangerous World of Deliverance - The original behind-the-scenes documentary on the difficult conditions and challenges of making this film. This is on the 2004 release also. Read more › Deliverance - Dueling Banjos (HQ) - YouTube Deliverance - Dueling Banjos (HQ) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented.

This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jun 25, 2009 The classic banjo pickin' scene from the movie Deliverance. Deliverance is a 1972 drama film produced and directed by John Boorman. Principal cast members include Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ronny Cox, and Ned Beatty in his film debut. The film is based on a 1970 novel of the same name by American author James Dickey. The screenplay was written by Dickey and an uncredited Boorman. In 2008, Deliverance was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Billy Redden plays "Dueling Banjos" opposite Ronny Cox, who joins him on guitar. Redden plays "Lonnie", a mentally retarded, inbred, but extremely gifted banjo player. The song went to #2 for four weeks on the U.S. pop chart in 1973 and topped the adult contemporary chart for two weeks the same year.

It also led to a successful lawsuit by the song's composer, since it was used in the film without his permission. "Duelling Banjos" was arranged and performed for the movie by Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell and was included on the soundtrack album. The song had been composed in 1955 by Arthur Smith as a banjo instrumental he called "Feudin' Banjos". Smith recorded it, playing a four-string plectrum banjo and accompanied by five-string bluegrass banjo player Don Reno. When he was not acknowledged as the composer by the filmmakers, Smith sued. He eventually won, receiving songwriting credit as well as royalties. Two young musicians, Ron Brentano and Mike Russo, had originally been signed to play their adaptation for the movie, but instead it was performed by the others.

Category ‘Deliverance’ at 40: Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight, Ned Beatty, and Ronny Cox take us to the river ‘Deliverance’ at 40: Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight, Ned Beatty, and Ronny Cox take us to the river Adam Pockross Tweet Share The film that scared-off many a movie-goer from ever entering the great outdoors, John Boorman's best picture nominated "Deliverance" (1972), turns 40 this year. In honor of such a milestone, and such an important film, Warner Home Video recently released a commemorative Blu-ray with hours of featurettes and an illustrative 42-page book, chock full of behind-the-scenes photos and stories. Warner Brothers also invited Yahoo! Movies to speak with cast members Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight, Ned Beatty, and Ronny Cox to talk about the film that so drastically impacted all of their lives.

Based on Jim Dickey's novel, " Deliverance " beautifully and truthfully depicts the journey of four men -- Lewis (Reynolds), Ed (Voight), Bobby (Beatty), and Drew (Cox) -- who test their friendship and manhood on the rapids of a soon-to-be-damned river in the outback woods of Georgia. Along the way, they encounter far greater dangers than raging white water, making for one of the most memorable and disturbing scenes in cinematic history. [Related: 'Deliverance' Cast & Crew ] The film, and the treacherous filming conditions required to make it, are the stuff of Hollywood legend. Neither Cox nor Beatty had ever appeared in front of a camera. The shoot reportedly went uninsured, even though the actors were required to do the vast majority of the stunt work on their own. Beatty almost drowned. Reynolds severely injured his back. Dickey was asked to leave the set because of his intimidating, abusive behavior. Locals were cast in many of the roles, including two for the banjo-playing kid -- one for his face and one to serve as the hand that fingers the banjo.

In spite of all the difficulties of the shoot, or perhaps because of it, the four men who starred in the film continue to share an obvious love for one another. Sitting down with the four legends, I could immediately tell how much time they'd spent in canoes together. They finish each other's sentences. They laugh at each other's stories before punch lines are ever delivered. It's the kind of easy relationship that comes from having endured difficult times together. Filming "Deliverance" certainly had its share of difficulties. But as you'll hear in the interview below, those difficulties sure make for good story-telling, especially amongst old friends. Adam Pockross: This film is about men doing manly things. What did you learn about being a man from working on this film? Ned Beatty : Fred Bear, who was a master archer, came down to show Burt how to shoot the arrow he was going to have to shoot in the film.

And he says 'Burt, there's a pie plate out there about 50 feet, we're going to see if you can get close to that.' So before he can go any further, Burt draws back the bow and shoots the arrow right in the middle of the pie plate fifty feet away. And Fred Bear cleared his throat a couple times and started putting his bow away. That to me said, 'Boy, this going to be something'. [Related: Yahoo! Movies' Adam Pockross talks 'Meatballs' with Ivan Reitman ] Burt Reynolds : I think it was part of the magic of the film. I couldn't do that again for a billion dollars. But it was part of what went on in that film. Ronny Cox : That was the thing about Burt. When we were doing canoe practice, Burt couldn't be bothered with having to learn the right way to do stuff. But the thing was, he ended up being the best canoeist of us all, because he would just go there with this attitude of 'God D**nit, I can do this.' And he would just do it.

So that spirit of 'I can do this' sort of pulled us through." Jon Voight : Also, he had the much better canoe. He had the one that wouldn't sink! BR: I didn't pick the pretty one, you did! RC: The wooden Old Town canoe is not intended for white water. It's a lake canoe. No stability. The Aluminum canoe is very broad. BR: Ronny, when we went out to pick the canoes, I said 'Jon is the lead in the picture, let him pick the canoe.' JV: To tell you the truth, the reason why I picked the green canoe is because it matched our characters. There's no flash in our characters. We were kind of homeboys. And this was a more humble thing. But it was dangerous to pick that canoe, and we knew it, because every time you'd hit a rock you'd hear the ribs of the canoe give way. It wasn't a happy experience to have that canoe. But Ed should have been in that canoe. Lewis should have had the higher tech stuff, and he looked more like Lewis in that canoe. Read More But Burt laughed about my choice. Because we were very competitive always.

And as soon as I made the choice, he was chuckling to himself knowing I'd be fortunate not to sink. Many years later he gave me the present of a small replica of that canoe, which I have on my mantelpiece, and it says 'Voight's Choice.' RC: I saw in John Boorman 's commentary on the DVD that in the course of making the film, Jon and I wrecked five canoes. That scene at the end of the picture where they find that half a canoe, they [the crew] didn't have to do that, we did that for them. Burt and Ned would run a set of rapids, if they had the slightest inkling of trouble, then the crew would make big bets that the two of us would wreck. You could make a lot of money betting on us wrecking. AP: It sounds extremely scary, was there a particular scary moment -- either emotionally, physically, or mentally -- that stands out? BR: I think there were scary moments every other day, in terms of the river. RC: I had nightmares about one spot on the river for almost a year after. I could see it in my dreams.

AP: What did you each learn from the person to your left? NB: (looking to his left and realizing no one is there) Nothing! Squato Botto! BR: (looking at Beatty) The person to my left, I learned… (welling up with tears) I get emotional. I love him so much. He's an extraordinary man. An extraordinary actor. That's what I learned. JV: (looking at Reynolds) I learned from the guy to my left about sensitivity, and love for his fellow man. (Laughter from all.) No, I learned a lot of things from Burt. Specifically, how to handle celebrity. At that time I was very shy about getting any attention, from people asking for autographs or whatever it is, and Burt would say 'I'll take that!' And he'd take the autograph and sign it. And he taught us all how to deal with celebrity. How it's a little bit of a gift, you take five seconds out of your life, and you give someone pleasure. How it's a joy and an important thing to do.

Reblog Audience Reviews for Deliverance ½ This thriller concerns the exploits of four good old Southern boys trekking down a huge, thrashing river. Set in a very incestuous, back-hoe section of Georgia, the film becomes unsettling as soon as they venture into a small town in search for drivers. The infamous dueling banjo/guitar scene occurs right away, putting it in the forefront of your mind. In this perturbing setting the characters move around easily, stretching out their legs and hamming it up with one another. Though it's masked by the sexual assault and nature vs. man narrative the real theme of the film is the state of manliness and its cousin, machismo. Personified beefcake Burt Reynolds, provides the perspective of pure manliness in the character of Lewis: he hunts and fishes with a crossbow, sleeps under a ramshackle homemade tent, sloughs through mansplaining monologues about his intrepid wanderings in the wilderness, and revels in his absurd testosterone fueled opinions on manhood. The other three are there to watch him boast and bray, themselves trying to find their manliness amongst the rushing rapids of the river.

The story concerns the four men, but it's really the story of Ed (Voigt), who fails to live up to Lewis' expectations: he can't hunt, can't protect himself and Bobby (Beatty), doesn't argue with Louis, and can't save Drew (Cox) from the river's wrath. Near the end of the film he is tasked with defending them and this time he succeeds, to his detriment. Everything serves as a metaphor in this film, including, unfortunately, the infamous piggy scene. Beatty is the only one of the four to eschew traditional roles of masculinity, and so he is the one who is victimized. Near the end of the film we think that this film has been about hillbillies threatening four men on the river, and when the second murder occurs it seems obvious that everything has been righted for our heroes. In fact, it serves as another metaphor, which shows that relying on animalism for decision-making incurs violent, and deadly, repercussions. The ending of the film dragged far too long, as this message is waylaid in order for guilt to be shifted between the remaining members of the troupe, belying the point of the rest of the film.

Otherwise this was a thoughtfully crafted film about the role of manhood and how it denigrates men, making them murderous brutes. Spencer S. Super Reviewer Four friends explore the whitewater rapids of country backwoods, but their fishing trip turns tragic when one of their members is sexually assaulted. In what could be a cliche horror/slasher film, Deliverance explores themes of civilization and ethical dilemmas. The scenes between the backwoods, redneck natives and the cultured, civilized explorers take on a unique significance because we're meant to question the characterizations with which we approach these people. Are the civilized really that civilized? Does one have to respond to violence with violence in a violent context? Strong performances by Jon Voight, whose character acts as a kind of moral center to the film (the film is - in some ways - a battle for Ed's soul), and Burt Reynolds, the adaptable tough guy, carry the film. Overall, this is a classic for good reason, a film that takes serious issues with the gravity they deserve.

Jim Hunter Super Reviewer "Sometimes you have to lose yourself 'fore you can find anything." Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country. REVIEW One of the most famous works made by John Boorman, Deliverance is also one of the most momentous movies shot in the seventies. Its reputation comes from the fact that the director chose to take the opposite view of how nature was commonly perceived in American cinema. Indeed, many films showed a positive view of it and showcased it as a happy refuge where man could find relief and strength from a stressful civilization. In a way, this is the goal that the four main protagonists in Boorman's film indirectly try to reach. They decide to go down the river in a canoe to go back to their roots and to take advantage of a rural place that is bound to be swallowed up by a dam. At first, Boorman seems to be on their side. The film depicts numerous shots of a gorgeous river and imposing landscapes. Details reinforced by a slow, contemplative rhythm and a discreet editing.

Moreover, Drew (Ronny Cox) tries to communicate with a muted peasant through music. But little by little, Boorman reveals to the audience that elements of these beautiful landscapes make nature dangerous and hostile to the four adventurers. One can note down that before the apparition of the two silly peasants, Lewis (Burt Reynolds) had animal instincts in him. After the killing of one of the two men, he chooses to bury the corpse and not to call the police. From this watershed onwards, Boorman manages to create an intense tension that won't subside. On the contrary, it will increase with the other misadventures endured by the four men. None of them will be spared and all of them will keep physical or moral scars from this sad trek. The message conveyed by the filmmaker is clear: man must accept society and his return to nature can only damage his personality. A must see film. Lorenzo von Matterhorn Super Reviewer There's much that stays in memory after seeing this extraordinary film. You have the bizarrely entertaining "Dueling Banjos" scene at the beginning of the story. Then there's the infamous male rape scene, which its perhaps most known for.

What strikes me the most, however, are the engrossingly absorbing performances by actors Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, John Voight and Ronny Cox. Bill McKinney and Herbert Coward are incredibly convincing as well, as the two depraved mountain men, who turns the four friends' river-rafting trip into a harrowing and tightly wound nightmare. The depth and intricacy invested into these characters, in combination with James Dickey's fantastic script, is what puts the meat on the structural bones of this film, while simultaneously making it a tremendously compelling watch. The complete and sudden turn-around from a lighthearted adventure to an intense and graphic drama-thriller, is brilliantly done, leaving you shocked and paralyzed at what unfolds before your eyes. There's this great line spoken by Burt Reynolds, where he says that "Sometimes you have to lose yourself, before you can find anything". Well, I was happy to lose myself into this outstanding piece of classic cinema. For within I found an unique dramatic journey, wealthy in character and elaborate in its making. A reflection of human nature at its darkest and most disturbing, but also two hours of great suspense and pulse-pounding intrigues.

Whatever your reasons for seeing it, however, there's one thing that holds true to all viewers: it's a movie beyond convention that is impossible to forget or be unaffected by. A one-of-a-kind, supremely directed thriller, that now goes straight to my Top 10 list for Best Movies of the 1970's. Highly recommended, to anyone who has the stomach to manage it discomforts. Mike S Deliverance Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb Hide Spoilers: Page 8 of 36: 1 out of 1 people found the following review useful: Man vs. Nature in this solid wilderness thriller from United States 14 November 2014 DELIVERANCE is a solidly written, gripping movie about man versus nature (Mother Nature and human nature). Sometimes the point was a little too on-the-nose, but it raises interesting questions about modernity, masculinity and survival. Also great are the four central performances by Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox. Each of them inhabit their character completely and fully immerse themselves in their roles.

Even more incredible is the on-location shooting in Georgia which results in some beautiful images and taut thrills as the four men make their way down the river. The only complaint I really have is that towards the end, it slows down a lot and the way some of the story is wrapped up drags on for a few minutes too long. Still, this was an unforgettable journey that was worth the trip. You also might not look at pigs or "purty mouths" the same way again. Was the above review useful to you? 1 out of 1 people found the following review useful: Deliverance is one of the great films of the 1970s that molded my love for film. from England 25 September 2014 My first viewing of Deliverance occurred a long time ago; it left a large impression on me, so large in fact that I wrote a review for IMDb on August 28, 2005 at the age of only 12. The header for the ten star review was simply 'Atmopsheric'.

For some reason, I immediately compared the film to Predator  'I thought the surroundings in Predator were good, but Deliverance beats it by far with the beautiful untouched countryside and the Cahulawassee River that runs through it.' I continued, saying that Deliverance is a 'masterful portrayal of each man's change of character under stress'. I was initially surprised by the maturity of that comment, but I'm fairly sure I copied it from the DVD case. I rounded the review off by naming it a 'real treat' and a 'top notch thriller'. Despite its plagiarism and mere 110 word length, I agree with the little I wrote 9 years ago. The film was 33 at the time; it is now 42 and as good as ever. The film, which is based on the book by James Dickey, follows Ed (Jon Voight), Drew (Ronny Cox), Bobby (Ned Beatty) and Lewis (Burt Reynolds). The three men are contented, middle-class executives who would gladly play golf in lieu of hunting, climbing and rafting. The only reason the trip happened was because of Lewis, a competitive, playground bully and some sort of survivalist.

Unlike the others, he has no time for humour in the Georgia wilderness; he takes himself and the trip very seriously, appearing to consider it a spiritual exercise akin to the Aboriginal tradition of walkabout. The unlikable Lewis almost immediately takes a churlish disliking to Bobby, addressing him as 'chubby', barking orders at him and interrupting him with smug, portentous monologues about his ostensible understanding of their majestic, harsh surroundings. Before the relationships between the four men can be explored in a normal fashion, they are thrown into an extraordinary situation in a scene that has since become infamous for its line 'squeal like a piggy'. What follows is a thriller that achieves an uncommon resonance because of the everyday, almost banal qualities of its characters; they are real people in a real situation rather than stock characters being assailed by monstrous caricatures. Like I said in 2005, it is indeed a beautifully verdant film. The 'Cahulawasse River' isn't a real river, the turbulent rapids and beautiful surrounding forests that we see are that of the Chattooga River in Georgia.

The landscape and their traversing of it is well captured; I shared the four men's expressions of wired engrossment as they negotiated the dangerous rapids with the utmost concentration, and I felt their elation too when they reached the tranquillity of the calmer waters. The excellent Blu-Ray surround sound places you there, it enveloped me with the interminable sounds of buzzing insects and rushing water. Despite everything that happens in Deliverance, the film certainly makes me want to travel. The wild local people were well cast, they were seemingly picked from some West Virginia backwood, providing the film with a morbid authenticity. Perhaps the most memorable villager is the teenage banjo virtuoso played by Billy Redden in the famous Duelling Banjos sequence. He was picked from a school in the local area and isn't actually playing the banjo, the arms and fingers we see actually belong to a musician sitting behind the bench with his arms through Redden's sleeves. While the film is best known for its plucking banjos, it makes great use of a synthesiser in a few instances, producing this chilling monotone hum that works particularly well when Ed become entangled underwater.

The performances are good, but they aren't given that much dramatic range as there isn't much dialogue, for large portions of the film the performances rely on physicality. I am nit- picking here and not entirely decided, but with his wide-eyed expressions and animated ungainly movements, I felt that Voight was at times rather exaggerated in his conveyance of being a city slicker unused to the rugged Appalachian terrain. It is perhaps Ned Beatty's assailant Bill McKinney who deserves the most praise, because as Burt Reynolds points out during the 40th anniversary reunion of the four men, he kept his eyes open without fault for a quite remarkable length of time, anyone who's been locked in a bitter staring competition can attest that it's no small feat! I haven't read James Dickey's novel, I have found it quite a difficult book to find, but I have heard that, unsurprisingly, the characters are given a more detailed backstory. I would have welcomed a longer film with greater character development, but it works admirably as a stripped down survivalist thriller. Deliverance is one of those films that I will always be fond of.

My first viewing came at a time when my cinematic horizons were rapidly broadening along with my prized DVD collection, which I proudly ordered and compartmentalised in rectangular shelves across my bedroom walls. I'm glad that I can say without reservation that one of my favourite films still holds up. 92% from United States 14 August 2014 Deliverance is based on James Dickey's bestseller about four men embarked on an dangerous and violent canoe trip through an raging river. Dickey states in his novel that one day, the American wilderness will soon expired because of the technology that we have today. He states that the rivers and streams in the wild is very useful to our environment. Even after Dickey's passing, we still today struggle through this hardship. The fact that in today's world, the environment is still hanging in the balance. The movie version of the bestseller is a perfectly great example of his theory. Four Atlanta businessmen, Ed, (Jon Voight), Lewis, (Burt Reynolds), Drew, (Ronny Cox), and Bobby, (Ned Beatty), are spending their weekend canoeing down an Georgia river that will soon turn into a lake, thanks to the local power company damming the river.

The four men all come from different backgrounds and perspectives. Ed is a mild- mannered everyday man who has a wife, a kid and a profession he enjoys. Lewis is a outdoors-man. He is very concerned by the fact that the river is turning into a lake. He even has his philosophy about machines taking over the land that America sits on. Drew is a very deeply moral person. He doesn't seem to bother anybody since he spends most of his time playing his guitar. Bobby is a lovable, sometimes clumsy person who seems to have a big heart. In the beginning of their canoe trip, the group tries to communicate with the locals by telling them that they want someone to drive their cars down to Aintry, which is the closest town near the river. The folks, however, are not very friendly. Some are inbred, while other suffered from the living conditions. After settling in, the boys decides to canoe down the river and along the way, they run into a pair of backwoods men. One of them is a mountain man, (Bill McKinney), who turns the movie into a very sinister adventure film.

As the canoe trip becomes more and more dangerous to handle, the boys find themselves in constant danger after committing an murder in the woods since one of the mountain man raped Bobby. The cinematography of the movie is very beautifully done by Vilmos Zsigmond. He does know how to photograph unfake shots of the mountains and especially the white water. The whole movie is very well- photographed since the movie has a very deceiving look of the wilderness. It also as if there's something evil lurking under something beautiful. It always nice to see a movie where there's an authentic look and feel of nature itself. Even though some people never went canoeing down a river, this is a perfect example what could happen when you travel through the rapids and the jagged rocks that are in the river. One of the best scenes in Deliverance is when Drew and a local boy feud against each other with their musical instruments. Drew is strumming his guitar, peacefully. The local boy, with a very dark look on his stoned face, plucks on one of his strings on his banjo. This scene is famously called "Dueling Banjos", since the music involves shows the contrasts of city life and country life.

Of course, that is very significant in the movie. But never done quite like this before. The attitude that the boys have on the locals is another example of the city life/country life contrast. Lewis seems to taunt the locals by instigating them. But, even with his wisecracks, Lewis doesn't seem to realize that he could wound up being hurt if he doesn't close his mouth. Ever since Deliverance was released, people had mixed feelings toward the way the locals were represented in the movie. Billy Redden, who plays the banjo player, said that he enjoyed working on the movie and said that it is just a movie. Yet some locals thinks the movie is an insult to those who live in deep Georgia. In my opinion, a movie is a movie. I doubt that the makers of this movie were creating a land that was slipping away at the time. In fact, there are a lot of ideas that Deliverance has to offer. Several critics stated that the movie is an allegory of the Vietnam War. To some, that is a very interesting point because according to Lewis, the boys, not knowing that they going into uncharted territory, are raping the land. They have no idea what they are about to get into.

That statement can be made about the ongoing Vietnam War that was going on at that time. And besides, the unforgettable climax of the movie is a example of what the American soldiers experienced while coming to America. The fact that Ed, suffers from what happened on the river. Not only Ed, but Lewis, Bobby and even Drew. Out of all of the movies that Burt Reynolds starred in, this is his best. This movie is long before he starred in Smokey and the Bandit in 1977. His performance in Deliverance is great and also interesting because you think that they would hired an different actor to play Lewis. But, Reynolds is outstanding. He doesn't grandstand or overact his part. He plays Lewis very sharp. Jon Voight, who at the time was struggling to become a serious actor is very well-casted in this movie. To me, Voight plays Ed in a very mild-mannered way. He is very open- minded especially in a scene where the boys talk about what they are going to do with the body. Voight in that scene holds himself back while the others try to figure out what to do.

The two lesser known actors, Ronny Cox and Ned Beatty, did a very good job. Beatty is perfect as Bobby, the clumsy and always cheerful businessman. ★★★★ 4 stars. from adelaide, australia 17 June 2014 Here was a film where action spoke louder than words. Yes I know the dueling banjo's is the highlight of this movie. So we got that out the way. What was surprising, was that this was Beatty's first movie, and the performance he delivers at the wincing pathetic overweight coward, of the four friends was so believable, and colorfully creatives, the makings of a true actor. The other three of course, who of course aren't nobody's deliver good performances too, but it was Beatty's here that stayed with me as one of the humiliated and raped victims of two rednecks yokels having some fun, which soon backfires nastily, yet really the violence here was kept to a minimum, it almost had me pi..ed to be honest, which as revenge fare, with more blood, it would of been better, as from the viewers point, to really see these fu..ers get what they deserved.

Yes, I'm saying these two really deserved to die, for what they did as fun loving friends, Reynolds, Beatty, Voight, and Cox, the not so fortunate one, who I liked too, weren't hurting anybody and were just out to have a good time. I've read the script, which I must say, you should look up, as just for description. The movie moves at such a nice (some impatients out there, would say a grinding) pace, which I liked, though I guess evben I was slightly irked at this factor, but it made the film more real. What also impressed me was the aftermath, after committing the murders of the yokels, how they dealed with it, and conspired to cover the truth, where in the real world, is how you do it, or how you answer under pressure, when faced with authorities. Yet, still in this situation, I don't really think you could get away squeaky clean, and too these two these creepy yokel cops smelt a lot of suspicion. The last scene with Voight, lying next to his wife on his return home, was almost eerie, in light of what he's been through.

On the whole, Deliverance is a one of those olden golden hits, that leaves it mark, with few other classic 70 stuff. Was the above review useful to you? 1 out of 1 people found the following review useful: A great film that is disturbing to watch as well as a lot of fun. DELIVERANCE This was a big surprise from beginning to end for me. The movie is about four friends who decide to go canoing down a river. They have a few problems along the way with the crazy locals who try to kill them as well as other things. I know this movie is considered a classic, but I didn't know much about it at all. I knew that Duelling Banjos was famous from this movie. I really like the song so knew it was in here somewhere. I was very surprised to hear it right at the beginning of the movie... it was also playing in the background at points through the movie too. Like I said before, I didn't know much about this... I remember the front cover of the DVD and always thought just from that picture that it was a war movie. Wow, was I wrong!

The story is good, but I found that there were moments where it felt a little dragged out. It was filmed in 1972 and it has that great b-movie 70s feel to it. It was raw and harsh in places. One of the characters really goes through an experience that no-one should ever go through... it was filmed very well and was really horrible to watch. I really wanted that scene to end fast... "Squeal like a pig" The acting was really good. There are some great classic actors involved too. The movie stars Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight, Ned Beatty & Ronny Cox. All four actors were brilliant and proved why they were very successful. I really liked this film, but I am not sure it is a classic. It is a film I liked as much as the original I Spit on Your Grave. For me they have a very similar feel to them, but that is only because they were both filmed around the same era. I will give this film 7 out of 10. "We killed a man, Drew. Shot him in the back. A mountain man.

A cracker." For more reviews, please like my Facebook page: Reviews/456572047728204?ref=hl from North America 2 September 2013 Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight, Ronny Cox, and Ned Beatty star as four friends from Atlanta going on a canoe trip down river in a remote wilderness in Georgia. The valley will soon be flooded by a new dam, so the men want one last adventure while they still can. Unfortunately, one of them is brutally assaulted by moonshiners, which starts a chain of events that will alter their lives forever. Extremely well directed, intelligent, and disturbing tale of survival and revenge is not for the squeamish, but is so well acted and powerfully told that any objections are overlooked. Some story points are confusing, but mostly solid thriller builds to a thoughtful and memorable climax. Was the above review useful to you? 1 out of 1 people found the following review useful: A mesmerizing rafting trip. from Greece 14 June 2013 Indeed this film managed to grip my attention to the fullest. The seemingly ordinary but translucently unparalleled plot tantalizes the viewers by adding tension as it progresses.

The fact that the plot is so plausible and so believable adds to the complete awe viewers feel while they are watching this brilliant film. The director manages to deliver a fresh and interesting movie and the actors play their roles with extreme believability, particularly and most certainly Jon Voight. Despite it being a thought provoking and a believable film it still somewhat mocks the stereotypical "hillbilly" cliché. Apart from that I am still inclined to vote this marvel an 8/10 which in my standards is excellent. Was the above review useful to you? 1 out of 1 people found the following review useful: Runaway White Water Classic 18 September 2012 *** This review may contain spoilers *** We now have a generation of movies goers who do not appreciate gems like this one. It does not have the laughs of a comedy. It is adult drama of the highest order. This film took on the daring subject of portraying a brutal sex act and several murders on a boat trip by a group of 4 men down a river which has no mercy. By the end of the trip, the survivors are in shock. As you go along this disturbing film trek you think it is going to be just the river to contend with.

As the guns and bullets and bows and arrows come into the picture, you know this trip is going to test your reaction to reality. A night mare with cops who are way behind trying to understand the trail of bodies as they are found. Ned Beatty in a role that will define his career. Burt Reynolds and Jon Voight in seriously dramatic and warped reality. Tough guy drama that goes beyond the edge of safety and into an uncomfortable zone. This edgy film is much worth the viewing. Was the above review useful to you? 1 out of 1 people found the following review useful: "Sometimes you have to lose yourself before you can find anything." 19 August 2012 *** This review may contain spoilers *** I didn't go to very many new releases in the Seventies, and those I did see were usually driven by media buzz. Many of them managed to push the envelope in some way that made them controversial for the era. There was "Joe" (nudity and casual drug use), "Little Big Man" (portrayal of gay characters), and "Looking For Mr. Goodbar" (promiscuous sex).

You only needed to see "Deliverance" one time to be affected by it forever. No amount of time can pass that will allow you to forget it's most memorable scenes - Dueling Banjos, THAT scene with Ned Beatty, Drew's horrific drowning and the dislocated arm, and finally Ed's nightmare hand coming up out of the water of the newly formed lake. I just watched the film again and the passage of time has not diminished it's forceful impact. The picture has a unique ability to put you in a canoe right alongside it's principal players and force one to react to the events on screen as a participant. It sets up all sorts of moral dilemmas regarding a reaction to Lewis's (Burt Reynolds) shooting of the mountain man, the hiding of the body, and of course the forcible rape of Bobby (Beatty). The reactions of the four principals run the gamut of emotions, and it's an uncomfortable prospect to determine which of the adventurers one identifies with most. The way director Boorman works with nature also needs to be commended. The rapids scene in which the men capsize and fight for their life is extremely well staged and is executed flawlessly.

On the matter of Drew's (Ronny Cox) death, the picture sets up a myriad of conflicting opinions on how he fell into the river, leading to a unique topic of discussion all by itself. Personally, I've come to consider that he simply blacked out over his participation in the hiding of the mountain man's body, although the idea of suicide crossed my mind as well. The suspicion of a gunshot was a variable to add another layer of complexity to the men's plight, all occurring in rapid succession to make their situation all the more bewildering. This whole sequence was very finely crafted. There's another aspect of the picture worth mentioning as well, that being the unlikely manner in which Ed (Jon Voight) becomes the leader of the survivors after Lewis's injury. Recall that earlier scene in which Ed has difficulty in bearing down on a deer with his bow and arrow. This sets up the later scene in which he must find the fortitude to shoot the mountain man before he himself is killed.

When I first saw the picture back in the day, it immediately brought to mind a similar scene in "Straw Dogs" (another groundbreaking film for it's use of violence) in which Dustin Hoffman's character agonized over shooting a bird, then wiping the blood off his hands in an effort to cleanse himself of an awful deed. Of course, Hoffman goes on a rampage to close out that story to protect his wife and property. Similarly, though to a lesser degree, Voight's character calls upon his remaining wits and strength to save the remainder of his party. There's one thing though that I would have changed in the story to make the ending more powerful. In Ed's nightmare, Drew's hand comes up out of the water and Ed wakes up in a cold sweat. I would have preferred an ending in which that actually occurred, thereby adding one more element of ambiguity to the story whereby the potential for discovering Drew's body along with the two dead hillbillies is left an open question. Even so, there's still enough here to marvel at in terms of conflict and suspense. It's a film worth watching for all of it's discomfort. Was the above review useful to you?

1 out of 1 people found the following review useful: An Open Air Nightmare from Claremont, USA 13 August 2012 What's to say after 300+ reviews. Not much, except I wonder if Boorman and company had any idea they would be making such a scary movie or whether it just happened. Yes indeed, it's pretty darn hard to sustain sweaty palms over 90-minutes, but they manage. Plus, this could be the scariest film for men on record. No doubt about it, male viewers are forced by that unflinching camera to confront what may be their worst fear emasculation. Put away all the monsters, mutants, and slashers, this beats them all in the nightmare department. And considering the clobbering our four Musketeers took making this movie, I hope they got paid at least triple. Meanwhile, here's a notice to my brother-in-law "Cancel the rafting trip". I repeat, "Cancel the rafting trip". I ain't going nowhere. Was the above review useful to you?

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Read more about DVD formats. ) Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1 DVD Release Date: 15 May 2000 Run Time: 104 minutes Product Description Product Description Atlanta businessmen Ed (Jon Voight), Lewis (Burt Reynolds), Bobby (Ned Beatty), and Drew (Ronny Cox) take a weekend canoeing trip through the remote Appalachian wilderness, before the area is flooded for a new dam. Their inexperience and pride make them easy targets for hostile, inbred hillbillies, and the men all react differently to their situation as it becomes more perilous. Directed by John Boorman, the film serves as an allegory for America's experiences in Vietman. From Amazon.co.uk One of the key films of the 1970s, John Boorman's Deliverance is a nightmarish adaptation of poet-novelist James Dickey's book about various kinds of survival in modern America.

The story concerns four Atlanta businessmen of various male stripe: Jon Voight's character is a reflective, civilized fellow; Burt Reynolds plays a strapping hunter-gatherer in urban clothes; Ned Beatty is a sweaty, weak-willed boy-man, and Ronny Cox essays a spirited, neighbourly type. Together they decide to answer the ancient call of men testing themselves against the elements and set out on a treacherous ride on the rapids of an Appalachian river. What they don't understand until it is too late is that they have ventured into Dickey's variation on the American underbelly, a wild, lawless, dangerous (and dangerously inbred) place isolated from the gloss of the late 20th century. In short order, the four men dig deep into their own suppressed primitiveness, defending themselves against armed cretins, facing the shock of real death on their carefully planned, death-defying adventure and then squarely facing the suspicions of authority over their concealed actions.

Boorman, a master teller of stories about individuals on peculiarly mythical journeys, does a terrifying and beautiful job of revealing the complexity of private and collective character--the way one can never be the same after glimpsing the sharp-clawed survivor in one's soul. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

Question: Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox play four friends in which 1972 film?
Answer: Deliverance